A woman holds up a sign at a rally at Queens Park Saturday that was protesting the Ontario government's proposed Bill 212 that would see the removal of three major bike lanes in Toronto.
A woman holds up a sign at a rally at Queen's Park Saturday in protest of Bill 212, which allows the removal of bike lanes on three major cycling routes in Toronto. The Ontario government has officially passed Bill 212 — a controversial piece of legislation that gives the province sweeping control over municipal bike lanes and lets construction of Highway 413 begin before Indigenous consultation or environmental assessment is complete.
It also goes a step further and allows the removal of three major Toronto bike lanes on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue — though the specifics of if all three of those lanes or just sections of them will be ripped out remains up in the air. Similarly, Bill 212 has drawn concern from Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, because it would allow work to begin on Highway 413and exempts the project from the Environmental Assessment Act.
"We have a premier who is so focused on his vanity projects and fighting battles that he lost on Toronto city council, instead of actually focusing on the priorities of Ontarians," she said.
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